Watch-guard.



N0. 797,568. PATENTED AUG. Z2, 1905. A. FISHMANN.

WATCH GUARD.

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AHHUR FISHMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WATCH-GUFD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application iilcj August 26, 1904. Serial No 222,249. l

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Be it known that L ARTHUR FISHMANN, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident ot' the city ot' New York, borough oi' Manhattan, in the county and State ot New York,`have invented a new and Improved l/Vatch-Guard, ot' which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

My invention relates toa watch-guard; and its objects are to provide means for preventing the removal of a watch or similar object irom the wearers pocket, at the same time permitting the watch to be removed sufciently for the use ot' the wearer without the necessity of manipulating any fastening' devices or disengaging any hooks or the like.

Reference is`to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ot' this speeiiieation, in which similar characters o't' reference indicate corresponding parts in all the tigures.

Figure l is a perspective view ot' a watch with a preferred form oll my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the guard, and Fig'. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 ot' Fig. 2.

The preferred embodiment of my invention, which is illustrated in the drawings, comprises a guard proper' to be secured to a watch, means igor securing the guard in position, a liexible connection, and a fastening device. These elements are represented, respectively, by the letters a, c, and d. The guard proper, a, is shown in the t'orm otl a split ring formed ot' resilient material. This ring is provided with a circular back a' and with projections a2 upon the t'ront, adapted to engage over the projecting surface of the watch. As the ring is split at a3, it will be obvious that it can be separated to a certain degree at this point suiiieiently to permit it tobe snapped over a watch, when the projections c2 will engage with the desired portion ot the watch, so as to hold the ring thereon. The ring is provided with a slot ci for the purpose ot' permitting the stem ot' the watch to pass through it and may be provided with other slots ai and a between the projections c? for the purpose of receiving other projections upon the side ol" the watch. llt will be obvious that the ring will be constructed in accordance with the particular design ot' watch to which it is to be applied and that these slots or depressions may be formed in any desired portion of the ring. The natural resiliency oiE the material ot' which the ring is constructed will normally hold the ring in position.

For the purpose, however, ot' providing a more positive means for holding the ring upon a watch I provide a smaller split ring also of resilient material and having ends projecting toward each other and secured in projections el upon the ends of the large split ring. These projections are provided with depressions es lor receiving the ends of the small ring. It will be understood, however, that other means than a split ring may be employed for holding the ends ot' the split ring c together; but the small split ring is a very convenient device for accomplishing the desired result, and it may have an additional function-thatotl holding the end of the flexible connection or chain c, as indicated. rThis chain may be ot' any desired length and material and is provided at its other end with a fastening device, which may conveniently be in the form ot' a safetypin (il. This pin Z is designed to be secured in the pocket ot' the wearer, and it will be obvious that the chain may be made ot such length as to permit the watch to be removed su'l'liciently `for the purposes ol the wearer, but to prevent its being' entirely abstracted without creating such a pull upon the pocket where the pin is attached to it as to give notice to the wearer.

1t will be observed that thel guard proper, consisting oi the ring a, is so constructed that it will not injure the watch and that it can be readily applied and removed when desired, but that it will be impossible to remove it while itis in the pocket, and that it will therefore afford a safe and convenient guard for the watch. It will also be understood that thc device can be attached to an open-face watch or to a hunting-case, as it is preferably applied to the rear of the case only.

The guard may be made of any desired materialmfor example, gold or silver-so as to closely resemble the watch itself, or it can be gilded for the same purpose. lt will thus be seen that it does not form any unsightly projections upon the watch, and, in Ytact, may be employed as an additional ornamentation thereof.

1t is to be understood that while I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment ol my invention the latter is not strictlylimited thereto, but that it may be constructed in many forms and that many modilications may be made in the form shown.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A watch-guard comprising a resilient split ring adapted to iit a Watch and he held thereon by its own resiliency, and a second resilient split ring attached to the free ends of the first-mentioned ring and adapted to hold said ends together.

2. A Watch-guard comprising a resilient split ring adapted to fit a watch and be held thereon by its own resiliency, a second resili ent split ring attached to the Jfree ends of the first-mentioned ring and adapted to hold said ends together, and means connected to the second ring for securing the device to the pocket of a wearer.

8. In a Watch-guard, the combination or' a resilient split ring havinga concave portion at the rear thereofl and an inwardly-extending surface at the front adapted to engage over the rear portion of a Watch, and provided with depressions or slots for receiving; the stein of the Watch and any other projections thereon, the Jfree ends of said ring each being provided With a projection having a depression therein, a smaller split ring formed of resilient material, having its ends inserted in said depressions, a chain attached to said second ring, and a pin secured to the chain.

In testimony Whereoil I have signed my nenne to this specitication in the presence of two sul)- scribing Witnesses.

ARTHUR FISHMANN I/Vitnesses:

A. E. FAY, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

